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Kent

Designs, constructs, and maintains energy assets

Instrumentation & Controls Commissioning Technician

Controls & Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePort Arthur, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A technician certification is required; a college technical certificate is preferred.
  • A proven track record in frontline commissioning, start-up, and initial platform operations is required.
  • Good working knowledge of test equipment and process plant instrumentation at a hands-on level is required.
  • Knowledge of fire and gas devices is required.
  • Experience with E-house commissioning, including transformers, motor control centers, switchgear, and uninterruptible power supplies, is required.
  • Hands-on distributed control system knowledge at a loop-check level and programmable logic controller knowledge at a loop-check level are required.
  • Hands-on knowledge of instrument test equipment, including HART communicators, Fluke multimeters, wobulators, and pressure simulators such as Druck, is required.
  • Excellent command of English in oral and written communication is required.
  • The ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines is required.
  • Strong technical skills in the discipline subject matter are required.
  • The employee must observe the health, safety, sustainability, environment, and quality rules of the company, its clients, and the governing authorities of the host country.

Responsibilities

  • Carry out instrumentation commissioning execution work as directed.
  • Communicate with commissioning instrument leads for technical support.
  • Conduct instrument field tasks in accordance with project permitting, isolations, zero-energy states, and applicable safe-working practices, methods, and processes, including job safety analyses, field-level risk assessments, and toolbox talks.
  • Create first-line request-for-information content for technical field questions.
  • Accept or sign onto permits, job safety analyses, field-level risk assessments, and toolbox talks as a front-line user.
  • Verify punch-list completion and sign off in the systems-completion database as required.
  • Complete commissioning B check sheets in a technical and legible manner.
  • Perform daily instrument commissioning work, including loop checking, instrument repair, and instrument field support for project activities such as leak testing.
  • Complete field-instrument redlines on documentation such as loop diagrams, data sheets, and wiring diagrams in a technical and legible manner.
  • Provide instrument field support for interlock testing, logic testing, cause-and-effect testing, and dynamic equipment runs.
  • Escort commissioning vendors and provide instrument field support as required.
  • Perform other ad hoc tasks within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role, as assigned by a supervisor or management in response to operational needs and current workload.

Desired Qualifications

  • Five or more years of experience and transferable project, engineering, or commissioning experience are preferred.
  • A college technical certificate is preferred.

About the Company

Kent

Designs, constructs, and maintains energy assets

Kent PLC is a global engineering firm that designs, constructs, and maintains energy assets for the oil, gas, and renewable-energy sectors. Its offerings cover the full project lifecycle—from initial engineering and construction through ongoing maintenance—delivered via a mix of project-based contracts and long-term service agreements. The company differentiates itself through a strong emphasis on safety and sustainability, supported by a track record that includes industry awards such as the Gold award at the ExxonMobil Safety Excellence Awards, and a large, skilled workforce of about 13,000 people capable of delivering complex projects worldwide. Kent’s goal is to meet today’s energy needs while preparing for the future by applying advanced technologies and best practices to deliver reliable, safe, and efficient energy assets.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded
1919

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